Author: "Paul J. Piercey" <p.piercey@nl.rogers.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 16:52:37 -0000
To me, it's not the method used to extend the connection from the key to the rig, it's the distance. Your situation is not unique and illustrates how you can resolve the issues with zoning laws, res
Author: "Paul J. Piercey" <p.piercey@nl.rogers.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:02:51 -0000
Sorry, Ev, I don't understand what this has to do with the discussion? Obviously, at the very least, these remote stations, or any station for that matter, would have to be set up in accordance with
Author: "Paul J. Piercey" <p.piercey@nl.rogers.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:22:06 -0000
I don't know, Kelly. Where there's a will, there's a way. If a group of guys can come up with the $2-300,000 (or more) to do a dxpedition, do you really think that they would balk at setting up a rem
Author: "Paul J. Piercey" <p.piercey@nl.rogers.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 16:12:08 -0000
Hi Ken, If you work a guy in Bermuda on 10M FM through a repeater in the CN Tower, did you actually worked Ontario or Bermuda? 73 -- Paul VO1HE _______________________________________________ CQ-Con
Author: "Paul J. Piercey" <p.piercey@nl.rogers.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 19:22:46 -0000
Thanks, Paul. I can live with that. I would even be more lenient in allowing that any remote operation has to be confined to a call area (for contests like SS, it would be confined to areas used as
Author: "Paul J. Piercey" <p.piercey@nl.rogers.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 22:47:07 -0000
"We don't care where the op is sitting! In fact, we don't even care if a (human) operator is present. (Computer controlled contest stations HAVE been tried!)." That says it all. From that comment, i
Author: "Paul J. Piercey" <p.piercey@nl.rogers.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 21:45:31 -0000
So you are saying that, if I had a station in Mongolia and a good (perhaps even dedicated, should I have the necessary monetary resources to provide such) Internet link, I could fire it up this week
Author: "Paul J. Piercey" <p.piercey@nl.rogers.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 23:35:28 -0000
If you feel that way then the operator in Ontario is superfluous. A remote station set up to automatically reply to your callsign interogation would suffice would it not? I think I stated my case qu
Author: "Paul J. Piercey" <p.piercey@nl.rogers.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 12:59:58 -0000
If the motel is in the same multiplier area; no problem. But what's to stop these guys from setting up multiple remote stations? One on the east coast and one on the west coast to increase the proxi
Author: "Paul J. Piercey" <p.piercey@nl.rogers.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 13:07:16 -0000
Hi Ed, I believe I do see the difference which is why I am speaking out against it. So far, no one has given me a sufficient reason to cause me to change my thinking on the subject. Saying that prog
Author: "Paul J. Piercey" <p.piercey@nl.rogers.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 19:44:13 -0000
Finally! Yes, Gerry, it is an emotional argument; not technical. Yes, the new technology is wonderous and can do so many things these days but I feel that it is not at the core of amateur radio's bei
Author: "Paul J. Piercey" <p.piercey@nl.rogers.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 20:04:03 -0000
Now's your chance, Herb. The way this is going, you could probably even work yourself and it may count. :) 73 -- Paul VO1HE _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-
Author: "Paul J. Piercey" <p.piercey@nl.rogers.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 22:42:42 -0000
Hi Joe, That's interesting. Why is it only the rare ones? Shouldn't it apply to all entities? 73 -- Paul VO1HE _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@conte
Author: "Paul J. Piercey" <p.piercey@nl.rogers.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 00:26:49 -0000
Yep, lively indeed. Not really. See below. See, it's part of the topic :) I have to disagree with you however. I'm not thrilled by the thought of working a robot station. As far as your question, th
Author: "Paul J. Piercey" <p.piercey@nl.rogers.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 11:01:50 -0000
Just asking a general question. I thought I had replied only to Joe. Sorry. 73 -- Paul VO1HE _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://l
Author: "Paul J. Piercey" <p.piercey@nl.rogers.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 11:55:48 -0000
Well, Kevin, There... you've said it haven't you? If you consider the computer, the microphone, the key, the cable that you are using to interface to your remote station as part of the station equip
Author: "Paul J. Piercey" <p.piercey@nl.rogers.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 08:08:10 -0000
Not meaning to start anything but..... What does it mean when it says that the "Maximum power allowed is 1500W total output"? Does than mean if you work all bands you can only use 250W per band? 73 -
Author: "Paul J. Piercey" <p.piercey@nl.rogers.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 11:26:57 -0000
Hallalujah... I thought I was the only one! Thanks Joe. My thoughts exactly. 73 -- Paul VO1HE _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http:/
Author: "Paul J. Piercey" <p.piercey@nl.rogers.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 11:53:29 -0000
I thought I was out....... but they pull me back in!! My thoughts on the subject are this. 1. I like technology. I use it every day. I'm using it now to talk to you. 2. The "radio apparatus" must be
Author: "Paul J. Piercey" <p.piercey@nl.rogers.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 11:25:13 -0000
I'm pretty sure that VC44X is a valid call. In Canada, our callsigns are structured such that the first 2 characters have to be letters, followed by a digit and then followed by up to 4 characters, w